Scientific and Technical Considerations of the World's First Beating Heart Transplantation in a Human
Ischemia-free beating heart transplantation is feasible and may redefine graft preservation in cardiac transplantation. Future integration with blood purification technologies and portable perfusion systems could enable long-distance organ transport and expand the donor pool.
Authors
- Mai Xiong
- Mengya Liang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5005-327X)
- Kangni Feng
- Jiantao Chen
- Zhuoming Zhou
- Zhongkai Wu
- Suiqing Huang
Institutions
- Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JACC Case Reports
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2025.106537
- Primary Topic
- Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00